Pandemic

Pandemic recovery plans that invest in or subsidize fossil fuels will increase the spread of infectious diseases globally by contributing to climate change, according to a new report from The Lancet, a leading medical journal. Increased infections of dengue fever, cholera and malaria are just some of the ways, along with…

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening. 1. Doctors call for England's Covid Plan B to start There are no plans to introduce tougher measures, or Plan B, in England despite daily coronavirus cases…

A Brazilian Senate report has recommended pursuing crimes against humanity and other charges against President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 66-year-old leader quickly rejected the accusations on Wednesday, insisting that he was “guilty of nothing”. More than 600,000 people in Brazil have died from COVID-19,…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ties with strategic partners such as the United States (US) and European Union (EU) have continued to strengthen despite the challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dewan Negara was told today. Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar (pix) said bilateral trade between Malaysia and the US…

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the Election Commission (EC) to disallow all forms of physical campaigning in the lead-up to the Melaka polls. We may be in the recovery phase in the pandemic but we are still not out of the woods, therefore digital or virtual…

by Jason Rainbow — October 18, 2021 The space industry is set to play a major role in helping the European Union meet ambitious climate, digital and sustainability goals. Image credit: SES TAMPA, Fla. — A lack of accessible financing options is holding European space startups back as supply shortages…

Almost one in three jobs in the music industry were lost as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report. The trade body UK Music said 69,000 jobs were wiped out as the sector struggled with the “devastating impact” of Covid-19. Employment in the sector fell by…

Waiters wearing "Squid Game" costumes carry trays with dalgona honeycomb toffee at Strawberry Cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana JAKARTA, Oct 18 (Reuters) - An Indonesian cafe is jumping on the global Squid Game bandwagon, hoping to fuel its pandemic recovery by recreating some of the…

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Matt Hancock, the former UK health secretary who was ousted earlier this year after an affair with an aide, has lost another big job. Hancock had controversially been made the United Nations (UN) special envoy for Covid recovery in Africa, but the international body said on Friday (Oct. 16) the…